HFS: Haldwani Forest Plantation
General site details
| Site name | Haldwani Forest Plantation |
|---|---|
| AsiaFlux site code | HFS |
| Location | Haldwani, Uttarakhand |
| Position | 29° 8'57.55"N , 79°25'15.97"E |
| Elevation | 280 m |
| Slope | <2 degree |
| Terrain type | Flat |
| Area | 4547.97 ha |
| Fetch | 1000 m |
| Climate | Subtropical Humid |
| Mean annual air temperature | 40°C in July and 5°C in December |
| Mean annual precipitation | 1250 mm |
| Vegetation type | Mixed Forest Plantation |
| Dominant Species (Overstory) | Holoptelea integrifolia, Dalbergia sisso, Acacia catechu |
| Dominant Species (Understory) | Lantan camera, Murraya koennigii and Cleodendron viscosum |
| Canopy height | 10 m |
| Age | Young Plantation (9 years in 2013) |
| LAI | 2.9 |
| Soil type | Non-Calcareous and deep |
Observation
Eddy Covariance method (CO2)
| System | Open-path system |
|---|---|
| Wind speed | 3-D Sonic Anemometer (WindMaster, Gill) |
| Air temperature | 3-D Sonic Anemometer (WindMaster, Gill) |
| Water vapor | Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (LI-7500, LI-COR) |
| CO2 | Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (LI-7500, LI-COR) |
| Measurement height | 19 m |
| Sampling frequency | 10 Hz |
| Averaging time | 30 min |
| Data logger | CR5000 (Campbell,USA) |
| Data storage | FC |
| Original data | Raw data |
Meteorology
| Observation items | Levels/Depth | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Global solar radiation(incoming) | 15 m | Net radiometer (CNR-1, Campbell) |
| Global solar radiation (outgoing) | 15 m | Net radiometer (CNR-1, Campbell) |
| Long-wave radiation(outgoing) | 15 m | Net radiometer (CNR-1, Campbell) |
| Long-wave radiation(outgoing) | 15 m | Net radiometer (CNR-1, Campbell) |
| Net radiation | 15 m | Net radiometer (CNR-1, Campbell) |
| PPFD (incoming) | 15 m | Quantum senser (LI-190S, LI-COR) |
| PPFD (outgoing) | - | |
| Direct / diffuse radiation | - | |
| Direct / diffuse PPFD | - | |
| Air temperature | 5, 10, 15 m | Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe (Vaisala HMP50, Finland) |
| Humidity | 5, 10, 15 m | Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe (Vaisala HMP50, Finland) |
| Soil temperature | - | |
| Soil heat flux | - | |
| Soil water content | - | |
| Wind speed | 5, 10, 15 m | RM Young 5103 ( Secondwind,USA) |
| Wind direction | 5, 10, 15 m | RM Young 5103 ( Secondwind,USA) |
| Barometric pressure | 15 m | Vaisala PTB110 Barometer |
| Precipitation | 15 m | Tipping Bucket ( Texas TE525) |
| CO2 concentration | - | |
| H2O concentration | - |
Other
| Soil respiration | Automated soil CO2 Flux (LI-8100, LI-COR,USA) |
| Photosynthesis | - |
| Ecological investigation | LAI, Biomass, Litter production & decomposition, Litter C:N etc. |
Observation Period and Data Availability
| Measurement Period | from October 2012 to present |
|---|---|
| Measurement Frequency | Continuous |
| Data Availability | N/A |
Contact
Dr. V.K. Dadhwal (director [at] nrsc.gov.in ) Director, NRSC & Project Director, National Carbon Project National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO) Department of Space, Government of India Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 625, India Telephone (O) : +91 40 2388 4001 Fax: +91 40 2387 7210
- Dr. S.P.S. Kushwaha (spskushwaha [at] gmail.com)
Deputy Project Director, National Carbon Project
Group Director, PPEG & Head, Forestry and Ecology Department
- Dr. N.R. Patel (pnatoo[at]gmail.com, nrpatel[at]iirs.gov.in)
Project Manager Agriculture and Soils Department
- Dr. S. Nandy (subrato.nandy[at] gmail.com, nandy[at] iirs.gov.in)
Scientist-SD, Forestry and Ecology Department
- Taibanganba Watham (taibang01[at] gmail.com)
Research Scholar, Forestry and Ecology Department
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Govt. of India, 4 Kalidas
Road, Dehradun- 248001, India
Telephone(O): +91 135 2746789 Fax: +91 135 2741987
Infrastructure
Tower, Solar Power, Facility for Accommodation
Research Fund
Indian Space Research Organization - Geosphere Biosphere Program (ISRO-GBP)